‘Trivial’ spat over shoe authenticity, immigration history led to Midtown Miami murder attempt: Cops

MIAMI — Police arrested a Miami man on an attempted first-degree murder charge on Wednesday in connection with a December stabbing attempt in the city’s Midtown neighborhood.

Jose Leonardo Chacon Martinez, 34, of Wynwood, is accused of trying to stab a victim after a disagreement about the authenticity of a pair of shoes and the victim questioning why Chacon’s immigration history was pertinent to said conversation.

A Miami Police Department detective called the whole thing a “trivial matter” that escalated unnecessarily…

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